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Addiction

What You Should Know About Treatment, Usage and Effects of Marijuana

1. What is Marijuana? 2. How addictive is Marijuana? 3. What are the real risks of Marijuana? 4. Is Marijuana medicine? 5. Am I addicted to Marijuana? 6. What are the symptoms of Marijuana detox? 7. How can I get through detox on my own? 8. If I can't do it on my own, what are some

Marijuana treatment options?

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Within this book we strive to answer the questions we are asked everyday about the use and abuse of Marijuana

Marijuana Addiction

What You Should Know About Treatment, Usage and Effects of Marijuana 2008 Issue

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WHAT IS MARIJUANA?________________________________________________________________ 5 THE MYTH OF NON-ADDICTIVE MARIJUANA _____________________________________________ 11 THE RISKS OF MARIJUANA____________________________________________________________ 16 MEDICAL MARIJUANA _______________________________________________________________ 32 ARE YOU ADDICTED TO MARIJUANA?___________________________________________________ 40 MARIJUANA DETOX _________________________________________________________________ 47 MARIJUANA TREATMENT OPTIONS ____________________________________________________ 56

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INTRODUCTION

Marijuana today is not what it was even ten years ago, and as the drug has gotten stronger, increasing numbers are having real problems with addiction and with some of the health and cognitive deficits associated with heavy drug use.

Marijuana addiction is very real, and with a pretty serious syndrome of detox symptoms experienced after quitting, it can be tough to break free from a Marijuana habit that's dragging you down.

It doesn't help either that a lot of people still don't take Marijuana seriously, still don't consider it addictive or harmful, and that even those people who really struggle to quit feel as though they don't have a legitimate medical concern. Far too many people continue with Marijuana for too long not knowing how to stop, not knowing where to turn for help, and ignoring the evidence that tells them that they can't do it on their own.

This book is for two groups of people. It's for heavy Marijuana smokers that have had enough and want to stop, and it's for concerned parents, legitimately worried for their experimenting teens.

Marijuana when taken in moderation has little risks to health or quality of life, and we have no desire to scaremonger, mislead or participate in the propagation of half-truth and myth about the use of the drug. Marijuana when smoked heavily, daily and in great quantities becomes a very harmful drug, and in addition to the risks of addiction, there are legitimate threats to health, mental performance and overall quality of life. We do want to inform of these legitimate and worrisome consequences of a heavy Marijuana habit.

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Within this book we strive to answer a lot of the questions we at get everyday about the use and abuse of Marijuana.

QUESTIONS LIKE:

WHAT IS MARIJUANA, AND HOW IS IT SMOKED? HOW ADDICTIVE IS MARIJUANA? AM I ADDICTED TO MARIJUANA? WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF MARIJUANA DETOX? HOW CAN I GET THROUGH DETOX ON MY OWN? IF I CAN'T DO IT ON MY OWN, WHAT ARE SOME MARIJUANA TREATMENT

OPTIONS? WHAT ARE THE REAL RISKS OF MARIJUANA? HOW CAN I KEEP MY TEEN FROM SMOKING MARIJUANA? HOW CAN I SPOT TEEN MARIJUANA USE? HOW CAN I GET MY TEEN TO STOP USING MARIJUANA? SHOULD I BE DRUG TESTING AT HOME? IS MARIJUANA MEDICINE?

Marijuana addiction is very serious, we hope that you find what you need within and once better informed, act positively towards change. Life is better without Marijuana!

WISHING YOU SUCCESS,

JOHN LEE , 2008

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CHAPTER 1

WHAT IS MARIJUANA?

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A MARIJUANA OVERVIEW

Marijuana is the common name for the psychoactive genetic variation of the cannabis sativa plant. Used for over a thousand years in central Asia, it has been smoked for over a century in America, gaining wide usage during the counterculture 1960's, and ever since then has been the most widely used illicit drug in America.

The strength of marijuana has increased greatly through advances in genetic manipulation and growing conditions (hydroponics), and today's marijuana can be as much as 15 times stronger than the marijuana of the 1960's and 70's. This dramatic increase in potency has nullified much of our understanding of the effects of the drug, and any research done on the intoxication and damages of marijuana prior to about a decade ago do not accurately reflect the realities of today's marijuana.

The main active ingredient in marijuana is Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which binds to the CB1 receptors of our cannibanoid systems in the brain and throughout the body. It is the THC in marijuana that gets you high, and it is the THC content in marijuana that has been steadily increasing over the past decades.

Although THC is the primary intoxicating active substance within marijuana, there are an additional 400 active or semi-active substances present in varying degrees in different strains of marijuana. Of these 400 active substances, few have been clinically explored, and although they do certainly exert some psychotropic influence, researchers do not fully understand what this influence may be. Marijuana smokers will realize that variations in the expression of these different molecules cause the highs from different types of marijuana to be quite different.

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These 400 active molecules also seem important for the drugs efficacy as a medication, and although scientists have synthesized THC in a pill form, the absence of this comprehensive mix of other chemicals seems to decrease the usefulness of this synthesized medication. Medical marijuana remains a controversial topic, even within the medical community, and although a great many public health groups have called for its usage, the AMA and the FDA most notably oppose its approval.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SMOKE MARIJUANA?

After smoking marijuana, the THC and other active chemicals are absorbed through the lungs and passed quickly into the bloodstream; and within about a minute the effects of the THC start to be felt. The intensity of the high will continue to increase for about 20 minutes, before plateauing and gradually leveling off over about 2 hours.

When you smoke marijuana, the THC absorbed into the bloodstream passes into the brain and attaches itself to marijuana receptors in the endo cannibanoid system, a system found throughout many higher order parts of the brain. Once these receptors in the brain are stimulated by THC, the user begins to experience changes in sensory perception, in time perception, in concentration and cognitive abilities, in coordination, and in appetite. The endo cannibanoid system is linked to the pleasure system of the brain, and when activated it causes a dopaminergic reaction, allowing for pleasurable and relaxed sensations in addition to these other sensory alterations. For the vast majority of users, marijuana provokes a relaxed and enjoyable high that lasts for a couple of hours, and leaves little obvious harm in its wake.

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When marijuana is taken in very large doses, it can cause hallucinogenic reactions. Some users will also experience negative reactions to the drug, such as anxiety, paranoia and panic, and a full 30% of users who eventually give up the drug report that they do so as a result of these experienced negative sensations.

HOW IS IT SMOKED?

There are different forms of marijuana. Most commonly dried marijuana buds are smoked (the leaves and stalks have a low THC content). Marijuana may also be smoked in a cigarette-like joint, a pipe or a water pipe (bong). Ingenious and alternative ways to smoke the substance also exist, and show a determination and creativity that parents only wish teens would reserve for their education!

Marijuana may also be eaten, most commonly as baked into cookies or brownies. Marijuana is not water soluble, so it is generally combined with high fat ingredients to ensure absorption. It can also be dissolved into alcohol. Eating marijuana is a less effective way to deliver the drug.

Increasingly processed forms of marijuana are hash and hash oil. Hash is a resinous sticky brown cake formed by compressing together resin from the sticky fresh plants. Hash can have a much higher THC content than marijuana. Even more potent is hash oil (extracted and processed THC containing oil from the plant) which can have a THC content of as much as 50%. Hash and hash oil are smoked in joints, with hot knives and in pipes and bongs, and once again, hash smokers do exhibit great creativity in ways to smoke the drug.

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